When finished next year, it will be the eighth dam on the Lancang River—China's name for its 1,300-mile stretch of the Mekong. In recent years Boontom and many others here have sold their ...

The Mekong River, fed by a series of tributaries, flows for 4,900 kilometres from its source in the Tibetan plateau through China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the sea.

A journey along the Mekong River aboard AmaDara ... One last stop before crossing into Vietnam is Oudong, which Tek Leng tells us served as Cambodia's capital from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Phnom Penh has secured China nod for controversial Mekong canal Mekong River authority says feasibility needs to be assessed China commits less than Cambodia had announced Beijing links support to ...

Up and down the Mekong – known locally as ‘the river of life’ – Gordon explores the extreme lengths Laotians go to when sourcing their food. Chef Joy Ngeuamboupha (L) and Gordon Ramsay (R ...

VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has entered into a grant agreement with the Mekong River Commission (MRC), pledging up to US$5 million for ...